Solar Arena Bumpers

I originally made this in 2022 but didn't think to upload it then.

Bump you friend to oblivion (or into the sun) in space.  Orbital physics included.

Controls:

Red player thrust button -> a
Blue player thrust button -> n

How to play:

It's like those sumo games where the character keeps spinning and you press your button when you want to move forwards and push the opponent out of the arena.. Except you control a spaceship in an orbit.

Press your respective button to thrust your ship forwards, towards where the cursor points to, but keep in mind that you're in orbit, so orbital physics will apply.

Also, your ship will automatically circularize its orbit over time, like an autopilot.

Orbital physics 101:

Thrusting forwards (towards where you're moving) will raise your orbit, and you'll slow down as a result.
Thrusting backwards will lower your orbit, and you'll speed up as a result.

The higher (further away from the sun) your orbit is, the slower your ship move.
The lower your orbit, the more nyoom you will go.

Thrusting towards or away from the sun won't have much effect on your orbit. (Though you may use it as a last resort when you're hurled towards the boundary)

You can try attacking an opponent higher than you by first lowering your orbit a bit (to aim), then thrusting forwards with max speed, hoping you don't miss..

You can also try braking right when an opponent is passing under you to bump them into the sun.. though it might be harder to pull off.

PS:
If the game seems a bit.. broken, closing and reopening will probably fix it. (probably)

Credits:

Made by me (https://eyelightnment.itch.io/) in c++ using the olcPixelGameEngine framework/library
Engine's copyright notice is in the readme which come with the .zip file that you download.